Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 vs MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:GeForce GTS 450
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequency
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:783 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:832 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:2-Way SLI
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:1 GB
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:128 bit
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:384 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:3608 MHz
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:4200 MHz
PhysX
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:No
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:Yes
OpenGL version
- GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:4.1
- N580GTX LIGHTNING:4.0

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Comparison of GV-N450TC-1GI, N580GTX LIGHTNING
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N450TC-1GI graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Model GV-N450TC-1GI View product	B MSI N580GTX LIGHTNING View product
Processor3 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTS 450	GeForce GTX 580
Processor frequencyDiffers	783 MHz	832 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1566 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI	3-Way SLI
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	1.5 GB
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3608 MHz	4200 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.1	4.0
Dual DVOKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	400 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	223 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	42 mm	45 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	127 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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